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ISO 639-3 · yafyaf
Niger–Congo family

Yaka

Yaka is a language of the Yaka branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yaf
Glottocode
yaka1269
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameYaka
Also calledYaka-Pelende-Lonzo, Yaka language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Yaka

The branches above Yaka, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch29Dingicbranch17Kongo-Yaka-Sirabranch3YakabranchyafYakalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Angola35 languages in the indexDemocratic Republic of the Congo166 languages in the index

Also spoken in Angola

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekuaKwanyamaNiger–Congo · 247,0003 · Wider CommunicationmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousdhmZembaNiger–Congo · 22,0005 · DevelopingkmbKimbunduNiger–Congo3 · Wider CommunicationcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · Educational